AMERICA’S BEST 
ductions. Nevertheless year after year 
some varieties are discarded to make room 
for the newer roses that show a decided 
improvement over them. 
All Roses on this Page are 50c each; 
_ $5.00 per dozen, postpaid. _ 
GERMAIN'S 
"HARMONY COLLECTION" 
Includes eight varieties that Diend 
perfectly in color. 
Etoile De Holland • Mrs. E. P. Thom 
Feu Joseph Looymans - Talisman 
Kaiserin Victoria - Mrs. L. Swisher 
Los Angeles - Miss Rowena Thom 
Regular value, $4.00 
Collection Price, $3.25 Postpaid 
MME. EDOUARD HERRIOT. £ a fly Ma^Rose" 
Buds coral red shaded with yellow at the 
base. Open flowers of a superb coral red. 
MME. JULES BOUCHE. ^ 
of good size, long pointed; flowers full 
double, very lasting, moderately fragrant, 
white, center tinted blush, on long stems. 
MME. NICOLAS AUSSEL. 
In color a bright 
coppery red in 
the very long, shapely tapering bud that 
develops into a large full double flower of 
an exquisite opalescent salmon pink. 
MRS. JOHN BELL. 
A vivid brilliant shade of 
cochineal-carmine with 
large, long-pointed bud and full double, 
cupped, moderately fragrant flower. Vigor¬ 
ous free flowering habit. One of the finest 
roses grown. 
Grace and Beauty 
MRS. LOVELL SWISHER, 
color of the buds is a deep coppery salmon 
at the base, merging to salmon pink at the 
tips. As the flower expands the color deep¬ 
ens to a coppery tinge toward the center. 
They are delightfully tea-scented. 
MRS. PIERRE S. DU PONT. £ n e g d ‘ “tSed'bud 
of a reddish gold opening to a semi-double, 
cupped, very lasting fragrant flower of a 
deep golden yellow. 
pingr An exquisite variety in a color that 
r/"\u*c. j g d j s tj nc t from any other. It is 
a beautiful shade of coppery orange crimson. 
PATIFKJf'P The color is difficult to describe 
r/-u icivv^c. tiut in general, is scarlet-car¬ 
mine, varying at times to orange-scarlet and 
carmine. Provides an amazing quantity of 
wonderful buds for cutting. 
PRESIDENT HOOVER. 
A remarkable rose, 
wonderfully free 
flowering, and glorious in its color arrange¬ 
ment which is a splendid combination of 
cerise-pink, flame, scarlet, and yellow—a 
combination that furnishes the most dazzling 
color effect imaginable. Beautifully pointed 
buds, large flowers, composed of broad, 
heavy petals and exquisitely fragrant. Pres¬ 
ident Hoover is something altogether new in 
rose color, a typical instance, however, of the 
color trend of the new Introductions. 
MRS. A. R. BARRACLOUGH. % 
introduced. We have in this variety a most 
distinct and valuable addition, of a bright 
but soft sparkling carmine-pink of even tone. 
MRS. AARON WARD. 
There is no more ex¬ 
quisite coloring and 
shape in roses than in the soft tawny gold¬ 
en yellow buds of this old favorite variety. 
MRS. E. P. THOM. See color page “P". 
MRS. G. A. VAN ROSSEM. £ e aTtiful ^se 
with a unique color combination not found 
in any other variety, a most striking blend¬ 
ing of dark vivid orange and apricot on a 
golden yellow ground. 
MRS. HENRY BOWLES. 
firm 
warm 
glowing pink, opening to big full flowers. 
Because of its good clear color, good sub¬ 
stance and freedom of bloom, we place it 
among the best pink roses. 
Dotty 
nnTTY Coloring of the bud strongly recalls 
'• Rev. F. Page Roberts, while the 
bronze tint remains in the open yellow 
bloom. A splendid grower with glossy foli¬ 
age. An unusually healthy bush that blooms 
profusely over a long period. The bronze 
yellow color is one of the most beautiful yet 
obtained in roses. 
PAniAMrc Brilliant rose-pink buds, open- 
in g to well-formed shining 
flowers with lighter tints on the reverse of 
the petals; globular in shape and very fra¬ 
grant. 
ocn BAniAkir'c An oven better rose in 
Ktu KAUIAINL-t. habit than itg parent , Ra¬ 
diance, bearing big, globular flowers of deep 
rose-red. 
REV. F. PAGE ROBERTS. ^ bl e r0 fo e rm 0f and ei ?oro k r: 
Long pointed buds of coppery red and yel¬ 
low, opening to fragrant flowers of golden 
yellow. 
ooli Akir'C A rose that combines the good 
features of the popular Sou¬ 
venir de Claudius Pernet but is a decided 
improvement in that the bad features of the 
latter are eliminated. A striking shade of 
yellow with long, pointed bud of exquisite 
shape and large double fragrant flower. Vig¬ 
orous in habit, blooming frequently over a 
long period. 
The buds are long and point¬ 
ed, the petals large and well- 
The color is a delightful pure rose 
ROSE MARIE. 
rounded, 
pink. 
ROSLYN. One of the outstanding newer yel¬ 
low roses; brilliant golden yellow 
with long rigid stems. Fragrant. 
crow a d cm i AMn The flowers are large. 
SCHWABENLAND. over five inc h e s in diam¬ 
eter and great depth, with high spiral cen¬ 
ter. In color it is a rich luminous pink. 
SOUVENIR DE CLAUDIUS PERNET. Bo ^ b ud 
and bloom 
are clear sunflower-yellow, unstained by any 
other color. An old favorite. 
Richly Colored 
SUNKIST. Tb e long, beautifully shaped buds 
and full, open flowers have a 
predominating color of glorious deep orange- 
yellow with varying tints of copper, buff, 
and bronzy pink. The flowers are sweetly 
fragrant and keep in splendid condition for 
three or four days after cutting, this long- 
keeping quality making this lovely rose a 
very desirable one for cut flowers. 
Tai km AM The Rose of Many Gold Medals. 
A combination of shadings of 
gold, apricot, yellow and deep pink or old- 
rose. The outside of the petals is bright 
yellow, gold, and pink; as the flower de¬ 
velops and the petals unfold they become 
bright apricot, gold and deep rose-pink. 
WILLIAM F. DREER. KSt 
les, and in color silvery pink shading into 
golden yellow. 
Edith Nellie Perkins 
EDITH NELLIE PERKINS. ™ d e £“?° t a e r d e l0 t £f 
outside of the petals are of cream and blush 
shaded with orange at the base, the inner 
face is salmon-pink with golden-orange base. 
Joanna Hill 
JOANNA HILL. 
Large buds and blooms 
that are high pointed. Col¬ 
or is a delicate shade of golden yellow, deep¬ 
ening toward the center to a warm apri¬ 
cot tinge. Fragrant and free flowering and 
especially fine for cutting. 
Essence 
rrrrkjpc The long-sought double Etoile 
caaciNv^c. de Hollande. Bloom deep crim¬ 
son full of "Essence” of Rose. Novelty of 
great future. Vigorous grower. One of the 
most fragrant of roses and perfect in form 
and color. 
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